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Derrick Rose said the Bulls were surprised by the Pacers’ double-teaming in Game 2 of their playoff series, and I’m wondering, how is a Tom Thibodeau team surprised by anything? That’s both a compliment and a What The . . .? First, Thibodeau is all basketball by all reports. He has no other life. Bad for him, good for the Bulls. They ought to be well-drilled in every possible scenario, such as, I don’t know, trapping the ball to get it out of Rose’s hands. And this is where my opening question becomes a matter of What The . . . ? Here’s why: The Pacers did this before in a game the Bulls certainly ought to remember. It was only last month, and it was...

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Derrick Rose said the Bulls were surprised by the Pacers’ double-teaming in Game 2 of their playoff series, and I’m wondering, how is a Tom Thibodeau team surprised by anything?
That’s both a compliment and a What The . . .?
First, Thibodeau is all...

... unless he has a stupider one in the meantime: (Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune / April 21, 2011 ) Chicago Bulls fan Markus Burns, 23, shows off his tattoo of Joakim Noah before the start of Game 3 of the NBA ...

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He had little choice.
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Funeral services for IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon will be Saturday, 10 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church of St. Petersburg (Fla.).
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